Mendut

The inscription dated 824 AD mentioned that King Indra of Sailendra had built a sacred building named Venuvana which means "bamboo forest".

Some archaeologists who had researched this temple were JG de Casparis, Theodoor van Erp [nl], and Arisatya Yogaswara.

The inner wall of the front chamber is adorned with a bas-relief of Hariti surrounded by children, Atavaka on the other side, Kalpataru, also groups of devatas divinities flying in heaven.

[4] During the full moon in May or June, Buddhists in Indonesia observe the annual Vesak ritual by walking from Mendut through Pawon to Borobudur.

Followers of traditional Kejawen (Javanese mysticism) or Buddhists, came to worship in the Mendut temple and it is believed to be able to fulfill wishes, such as deliverance from sickness.

The ruins of Mendut temple before restoration, 1880.
The statue of Dhyani Buddha Vairocana , Avalokitesvara , and Vajrapani inside the Mendut temple
Location three Buddhist temples, Borobudur-Pawon-Mendut, in one straight line across Progo River .
The bas-relief of Hariti on the inner northern wall of Mendut
Sakya Muni Buddha Statue in the Mendut temple complex